FAA · Type Certificate Data Sheet
TCDS 1H15
Sikorsky Aircraft
Applicable airworthiness directives (16)
ADs joined from the FAA Federal Register by (Sikorsky Aircraft × model). Click any AD to see the full Federal Register record. Mandatory; flying out of compliance grounds the airplane.
- 2026-11185 Airworthiness Directives; Various Helicopters 2026-06-04
- 2026-07720 Airworthiness Directives; Various Helicopters 2026-04-21
- 2026-04966 Airworthiness Directives; Various Helicopters 2026-03-13
- 2022-05487 Airworthiness Directives; Goodrich Externally-Mounted Hoist Assemblies 2022-03-16
- 2021-21076 Airworthiness Directives; Goodrich Externally-Mounted Hoist Assemblies 2021-09-30
- 2021-06779 Airworthiness Directives; Sikorsky Aircraft and Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation Helicopters 2021-04-02
- 2020-27105 Airworthiness Directives; Goodrich Externally-Mounted Hoist Assemblies 2020-12-11
- 2020-23466 Airworthiness Directives; Sikorsky Aircraft and Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation Helicopters 2020-10-26
- 2013-14842 Airworthiness Directives; Various Helicopter Models 2013-06-28
- E8-25442 Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company (GE) CT58 Series Turboshaft Engines 2008-10-27
- E8-16883 Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company (GE) CT58 Series Turboshaft Engines 2008-07-23
- 05-3190 Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company CT58 Series and Surplus Military T58 Series Turboshaft Engines 2005-02-22
- 04-17370 Airworthiness Directives; Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation Model S-61L, S-61N, S-61-NM, and S-61R Helicopters 2004-08-02
- 04-4101 Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company CT58 and T58 Series Turboshaft Engines 2004-02-26
- 04-3680 Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company CT58 Series and T58 Series Turboshaft Engines 2004-02-23
- 03-29219 Airworthiness Directives; Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation Model S-61L, S-61N, S-61-NM, and S-61R Helicopters 2003-11-24
Special Conditions + ELOS findings
Certification-time deviations: SCs add requirements where the design is novel; ELOS allows alternative compliance. Most modern types have both.
- SC 1H15_SpecialCond_Mar-31-1961 Special Condition Sikorsky Turbine Powered Rotorcraft S-61R, S-61N, S-61NM, S61L
Certification basis — 14 CFR
Specific sections
- Sec. 29.563
- Sec. 29.771
- Sec. 29.801
- Sec. 29.807
- Sec. 29.1411
- Sec. 29.1415
Former holders
- Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation\Sikorsky Aircraft
- Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation
Fleet view · 47 registered tails
Engineering specs aggregated from the FAA Aircraft Registry — what every actually-flying tail under this TCDS reports. Median + 10th–90th-percentile range across the active fleet.
Seats
28
n=47
Horsepower
1,400
1,350–1,400
Cruise (kts)
112
112–112
Year of mfr
1974
1962–1985
Engines on the type, by tail count
- GE CT58-140-2 23
- GE CT58-140-1 12
- GE CT58 SERIES 6
NTSB events
4
across all model variants
Applicable ADs
60
FAA airworthiness directives
Per-tail rate
0.09 events / tail · 1.28 ADs / tail
The TCDS PDF on drs.faa.gov is the authoritative document for design-as-certified weight limits, performance, equipment, AD compliance times, and operating limitations. Open on drs.faa.gov ↗ DRS frequently breaks — when it does, the fleet view above and the cross-links below are usually what you actually need.